Checkpoint 4

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  • Atlanta Braves

    Atlanta Braves

    The braves were founded on 1871. The braves are an American professional baseball team in the MLB.
  • William B. Hartsfield

    William B. Hartsfield

    He served as major for 6 terms. Which is the longest anyone has served.
  • Benjamin Mays

    Benjamin Mays

    In 1940 he became the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta Georgia.
  • Atlanta Hawks

    Atlanta Hawks

    The Atlanta Hawks were founded in 1946. The Atlanta Hawks have only won one championship. They won the championship In 1958 by defeating the Boston Celtics.
  • 1946 Governor's Race

    1946 Governor's Race

    First time that African Americans could vote. Also beginning of three governor's crisis.
  • Herman Talmadge

    Herman Talmadge

    He served as the governor of Georgia briefly in 1947.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
  • 1956 State Flag

    1956 State Flag

    The Georgia state flag that was used from 1956 to 2001 featured a prominent Confederate battle flag and was designed by Southern Democrat John Sammons Bell.
  • Sibley Commission

    Sibley Commission

    Was set up by Gov. Vandiver in 1960 to gauge Georgia's attitudes towards desegregating the public school system.
  • Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

    Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

    Was founded in April 1960. Made by four African American college students.
  • Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter

    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter

    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first African Americans allowed into UGA. On January 9,1961 they became the first African Americans in UGA.
  • The Albany Movement

    The Albany Movement

    Was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961.
  • Ivan Allen Jr.

    Ivan Allen Jr.

    Served as major of Georgia from 1962-1970. He is credited with leading the city through an era of significant physical and economic growth.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    The purpose was to stand up for civil and economic rights for African Americans.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

    The Act outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • Atlanta Falcons

    Atlanta Falcons

    The Atlanta Falcons were founded in 1965. The Atlanta Falcons are a football team. They were one of the teams competing in Superbowl 51.
  • Lester Maddox

    Lester Maddox

    The Georgia gubernatorial election happened in 1966. He was a democrat and he won the election.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Andrew Young

    Andrew Young

    Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
  • Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor

    Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor

    Elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973. He was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city.
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    Jimmy Carter in Georgia

    He was the president from 1977 to 1981. He was the only Georgian that became president.
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    1996 Olympic Games

    Took place in Atlanta from July 19, 1996 till August 4, 1996.